Trivia

A scene in which a group of children tar-and-feather another child was excluded from the final print at the request of the PCA.

James Stewart had been considered to star, cast and direct the film.

According to the American Film Institute Catalog entry for this picture, the film rights to the novel passed through a number of hands - Paramount Pictures, director John Farrow, producer Marshall Grant, and finally to producer Charles K. Feldman.

Ethel Barrymore gets third billing, but she does not appear until 10 minutes from the end of the film.

Burt Lancaster was considered for the male lead.